Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Detroit, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Ship Ahoy: Contracted by Enbridge, the Highland Eagle is drilling in the Straits of Mackinac after a stop in Detroit

by Natasha Blakely

The Canadian energy company is using a 236-foot-long deep-water drilling vessel to sample the lakebed and gather rock cores in preparation for the controversial tunnel project.

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Dependable or Disaster: Safety of Canadian company’s plans for mining in the U.P. under debate

by Ian Wendrow

Amidst concerns about Canadian mining company Aquila Resources’ Back Forty Mine is doubt regarding the safety and reliability of its proposed upstream tailings dam.

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Growing Pains: Big crowds on a little island can bring out the darker side of Great Lakes tourism

by Lorraine Boissoneault

Small Great Lakes islands struggle to strike a balance between the need for tourism with how overwhelming the number of incoming tourists can be each summer.

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The Right to Mine: Michigan grants Canadian mining company permits while Wisconsin Menominee tribe fights those permits in court

by Ian Wendrow

The Wisconsin Menominee tribe has been fighting Canadian mining company Aquila Resources’ attempts to establish a gold and zinc sulfide mine along the Menominee River.

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New Standards on Lead and Copper: EGLE educates public on lead regulations while water suppliers fight new rule

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

Improving drinking water quality was one of the campaign pledges Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made during her successful campaign in 2018.

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Billions Invested in Clean Water: Port Milwaukee implements a range of methods to great success

by Melissa Walsh

The Lynyrd Skymmr is a 50-foot-long river skimmer that cruises Port Milwaukee‘s waterways several times a week to collect floating debris — dead fish, plastic bottles, branches and other refuse.